In the third game of the Briar Cliff Holiday Classic, the Briar Cliff women's basketball team is hosting the Eagles from Central Methodist.
Briar Cliff University senior Liz Grider doesn't waste anytime getting into the scoring act as the NAIA Division II national scoring leader has scored eight early points as the Chargers have jumped out to a 13-6 lead.
Grider is closing in on the 1,000 career point mark at Briar Cliff in just two seasons, needing 24 coming into the game.
Briar Cliff has opened up a double digit lead as Grider scores her 10th point of the game giving the Chargers a 24-11 lead.
Briar Cliff is turning defensive turnovers into easy layups on the offensive end. Grider hits a three-pointer, moving her within 11 of 1,000.
Grider hits a jumper from the elbow and is now nine points away from 1,000 as the Chargers have extended their advantage to 33-17 and their is still 10 minutes left in the first half.
Grider puts in back-to-back baskets, the second coming off a defensive steal, moving the Chaska, Minn native to withing five points of 1,000.
The Chargers have extended their advantage to 41-19 with seven minutes left in the first half.
Grider hits one of two free throws, giving her 20 points in the half, she has outscored the entire Central Methodist team, and is only four away from 1,000.
Grider has a basket and one of two free throws while Michelle Determan cans a three and extends Briar Cliff's lead to 55-24. Grider is now within one of 1,000.
Grider, after missing two shots in an attempt to get 1,000, finally hits two free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining in the half, to become the 25th player in Briar Cliff history to score 1,000 career points.
Grider has 25 points in the first half as the Chargers lead 61-29 at halftime.
Grider scores again to open the second half and the senior is looking for her seventh 30 point game of the season and fourth straight.
Brittany Elliot connects from three-point range as Central Methodist finally breaks the scoring drought, a run by Briar Cliff of 13 points.
Grider has 30 points, her seventh time this season scoring at least 30 and the Chargers are cruising, leading 86-43 with 11:30 to play.
Briar Cliff is shooting 65 percent from the field including 50 percent from three-point range while forcing the Eagles into 26 turnovers.
Briar Cliff tops the 100 point mark on a layup by Britney Below as the Charger break the century mark for the second time this season. It's also the ninth time Briar Cliff has scored more than 90 points in its 14 games this season.
Grider finishes with 32 points and took just five shots in the second half. Backing up the senior All-American is sophomore Megan Salcedo with 14 points as five Chargers hit the double figure mark.
Alexa Phipps and Jenna Biedenfeld connnect from three-point range as Briar Cliff has made 11 three-pointers in the contest, equaling a season-high.
Michelle Determan and Kylie Dilla had 12 points and Morgan brown 11 for Coach Mike Power's Chargers, now 12-2 on the season.
The 114 points fell just shy of the school record 122 that Briar Cliff rang up during the 1996-97 season against Northwestern, Minn.
Jillian Palan had 16 points to lead Central Methodist and Brittany Elliott had 11 for Coach Andrea Brooks Eagles, falling to 6-6.
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